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The hidden pattern that distinguishes cancer cells

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Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered a distinct hidden pattern that differentiates cancer cells by observing how epithelial cells, which form protective barriers in the body, behave. The researchers found that these cells can synchronize and oscillate collectively during migration.

During this migration process, the cells exhibit coordinated pulses in which groups alternately cluster together and separate.

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